UFC 305: Dricus Du Plessis submits Israel Adesanya
Dricus du Plessis shocked the world by submitting Israel Adesanya in the fourth round to retain the UFC middleweight title at UFC 305 in Perth.
Israel Adesanya was supposed to defend his middleweight championship against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 293. However, Du Plessis was unable to fully recover from his previous title eliminator victory over Robert Whittaker and was subsequently removed from the card. This opened an opportunity for Sean Strickland to challenge for the championship. Adesanya’s reign ended with a surprise loss to Sean Strickland, who in turn lost it to Dricus, setting the stage for this highly anticipated rematch.
Main Card:
- Dricus du Plessis def. Israel Adesanya via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:38 of Round 4
- Kai Kara-France def. Steve Erceg via first-round TKO (1:04)
- Dan Hooker def. Mateusz Gamrot via split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Tai Tuivasa via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 27-30)
- Carlos Prates def. Li Jingliang via second-round KO (4:02)
Prelims:
- Valter Walker defeats Junior Tafa by technical submission (ankle lock) at 4:56 of Round 1
- Ricardo Ramos defeats Josh Culibao by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Casey O’Neill defeats Luana Santos by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Jack Jenkins defeats Herbert Burns by TKO (strikes) at 0:48 of Round 3
- Tom Nolan defeats Alex Reyes by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Song Kenan defeats Ricky Glenn by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)
- Jesus Aguilar defeats Stewart Nicoll by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:39 of Round 1
